It took me 4 1/2 years to recover and come off Prednisone. After that, I managed to reduced pain after adding CQo2 and Ensure to my diet. Don't quite understand why the last made a difference but it certainly did. I was so consumed by the effects of PMR I forgot to add in my age to it all. For the past year it's been being 79 years old that was the problem and when I started to treat myself accordingly life improved. Best of luck and good wishes. Keep trying and you will find an answer.